UUM-44A SUBROC

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SUBROC (UUM-44A)
submarine equivalent of the ASROC system, provided US submarines with the ability to attack USSR submarines from a distance beyond the range of their torpedoes
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Length: 21 ft ( m)
Weight: 4000 lbs ( kg)
Diameter: 21 ft ( m)
Speed: supersonic
Range: 28.5 miles
Propulsion: Thiokol TE-260G composite solid propellant rocket motor, 36500 lbs thrust
Guidance: Kearfott inertial
Warhead: W-55 fission
Supplier: Goodyear Aerospace
Deployed: over 300 produced, each attack submarine can carry 4-6 missiles


Source: James N. Gibson - Nuclear Weapons of the United States, An Illustrated History, Schiffer publishing, 1996
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Prototype tested in 1959.
The principle is to fire the missile above the water surface where it heads for the target area after igniting the main engine. There, the charge separates from the rocket and drops. It can destroy or damage everything within a 6.5 km radius.
The charge has a yield of 1-5 kt.
These weapons were carried on board, among others.
SSN-637 Sturgeon, SSN-688 Los Angeles, SSN-594 USS Permit.


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